A recent study from the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC reveals that cybersecurity brings a nearly $1 billion annual benefit to the local economy. That benefit includes what companies are earning, what workers are bringing to the community and so forth. However, to keep this momentum going and protect people from cyber threats this field needs a lot more workers. The industry has already taken the city by storm and now is the time you might want to get in on it.

A bill making its way through the legislature would allow the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to track location from your vehicle, not your cell phone. Under current law, a local or state government agency must have a search warrant in order to get information from an electronic device. This bill allows CDOT to gather information from the vehicle, with most new vehicles having the technology capabilities to do this.

State lawmakers are still considering using Blockchain technology to protect state data. On Thursday, the National Cybersecurity Center in Colorado Springs chimed in on the conversation, digging deeper into how this technology works and how it could keep you safe.

In December, Colorado became the 40th state to 'opt-in' to a wireless broadband network for first-responders. By the end of the year every state, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands also opted into the program.

The Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc has partnered up with the Colorado Department of Transportation, Royal Truck and Equipment, and Colas Ltd, in developing the world's first self driving vehicle.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper shared his State of the State Speech with business and civic leaders in Colorado Springs Friday. The Governor was the keynote speaker for a luncheon hosted by the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort.